Tag Archives: chocolate

Crescent Dragonwagon, etc: The Summer Slide Edition

Posted on June 24, 2014 by

Another month, another Funny Names in Food post. Though this round has caught me even more unaware than usual. (And I can get caught plenty unaware.) Even my own blog is being sorely neglected what with summer travels and the … Continue reading →

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Willie Harcourt-Cooze and Chocolate for Everyone!*

Posted on May 12, 2014 by

Do you guys like chocolate? Yeah? Thought you might. Just checkin’. I like chocolate. I also like greatly named chocolate entrepreneurs, which by default makes me a huge fan of a certain Willie Harcourt-Cooze.  You see, Willie is a London- born … Continue reading →

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Domenico “Domingo” Ghirardelli, Sr., Chocolate Dude

Posted on January 7, 2014 by

Baby, it’s cold out there. At least it is here in the Midwestern U.S. where we’re seeing record-setting sub-zero temps. Brrrrr…. Hot chocolate, then, that classic winter warmer, is where we’ll shine our spotlight for this month’s Funny Names in … Continue reading →

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Ruth Hanly Booe, Mother of the Bourbon Ball

Posted on June 25, 2013 by

Booe! Hard to believe, but it’s once again time for Funny Names in Food. That thing I did up there, with the “Booe!”? Simply my way of jumping into a post I’m excited about. A bit of background first. Last … Continue reading →

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Milton Hershey: The Man Behind the Chocolate

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Well, hello funny name fans! I open this FNiFood post by introducing myself, as my failure to do so last time caused Dave great consternation. (Really, it didn’t. It’s just more fun to use the word “consternation” than to say … Continue reading →

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